S. 1814 · 112th Congress
National Disaster Medical System Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Introduced
- 2011-11-07
- Latest action
- 2011-11-07 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
National Disaster Medical System Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) authorize appropriations for providing for the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and the operations of the National Disaster Medical System for FY2012-FY2016, and (2) authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to determine and pay claims for reimbursement for health-related social services, other human services, and auxiliary services to respond to the needs of victims of a a public health emergency directly or by contract providing for payment in advance or by way of reimbursement.